Feb 14, 2023 10:54 AM
The Healing Vibrations of Avreeayl Ra
Avreeayl Ra Amen, to put it mildly, is a stalwart of the Chicago scene and the creative music stratosphere…
Avreeayl Ra (left) with Ed Wilkerson during a recent Elastic Arts’ Homeroom series show in Chicago.
Feb 14, 2023 10:54 AM
Avreeayl Ra Amen, to put it mildly, is a stalwart of the Chicago scene and the creative music stratosphere…
The final set of the fest was fronted by trumpeter Russ Johnson, shown here with bassist Ethan Philion.
Jan 17, 2023 1:47 PM
The third annual Catalytic Sound Festival (the second “in person” event, the first was virtual) was exponentially…
Calvin Johnson appealed to listeners suffering from dementia during his Lincoln Center Moments program in December.
Dec 20, 2022 10:59 AM
On a chilly Dec. 9 in New York, the charismatic reed player Calvin Johnson gazed out upon the 70 or so people assembled…
Tenor saxophonist Binker Golding produced an unexpected new sound with some of London’s finest young players.
Nov 29, 2022 11:39 AM
Over the past 30 years, U.K. jazz has taken on multiple, ever-changing guises. From the genre-spanning fusions of the…
Charlap crafted an object lesson in how to mine memory to elicit emotion, marry it to intellect and temper it with humor to yield a potent experience.
Nov 29, 2022 11:17 AM
Bill Charlap is a singularly vital figure on the New York scene, widely respected as an exponent of the trio format…
Asher Gamedze
Nov 22, 2022 1:02 PM
JazzFest Berlin returned this year after a two-year, pandemic-induced absence. This year’s 58th edition offered 43…
Luciana Souza performs with Vince Mendoza’s Storytellers Big Band at the Angel City Jazz Festival on Oct. 21.
Nov 15, 2022 1:01 PM
Luciana Souza gazed out at the large crowd that filled the amphitheater, gestured at the big band behind her and…
The Avishai Cohen Trio, from left: Elchin Shirinov, Cohen and Roni Kaspi.
Oct 28, 2022 10:11 AM
Ronnie Scott’s, at the epicenter of swinging London’s Soho, is one of the world’s legendary music rooms. Sonny…
Herbie Hancock’s Sept. 28 set at the Hollywood Bowl fell in line with his smartly crafted concert menus of recent years.
Oct 3, 2022 11:03 PM
Musicians of a certain age and public visibility can lay claim to homecoming rites at special, sentimental venues,…
Allison Miller performs with Artemis at the 65th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
Oct 3, 2022 10:46 PM
The Monterey Jazz Festival bounced back to its maskless, pre-COVID self for its 65th edition, as the Arena Stage…
